Tag Archives: activist

Shamelessly stolen from The Guardian: Download this handy card, warning police officers that if a stop and search is intrusive, unlawful or malicious, you will take action The debate about the use of stop and search ??? be it protesters or young bla… Continue reading →

UK: According to the Sunday Times Rich List, the collective wealth of the 1,000 richest people in the UK rose to ?335.5bn in 2010. 53 of the richest 1,000 are billionaires. In 1997, when Labour came to office, the collective wealth of the richest … Continue reading →

An MP who was involved in last month’s G20 protests in London is to call for an investigation into whether the police used agents provocateurs to incite the crowds.Liberal Democrat Tom Brake says he saw what he believed to be two plain-clothes pol… Continue reading →

Scotland Yard was accused of misleading its own watchdog last night after an official report on the policing of the G20 London protests was said to contain “false claims” and “gross inaccuracies”.The document, submitted to a meeting of the Metropo… Continue reading →

Not often that I’d include an article from the Sun but this FUD attempt is exceptional. Apologies to those offended… RIOT squad cops will refuse to enforce the law at a Budget day demo in London today. Police in the Met???s Territorial Support Gro… Continue reading →

Daniel Finkelstein honourably retracts his previous comments regarding police tactics, LibDem observers and the right to protest. But down in the comments, I spotted this contribution and thought it worth recording: I was there. I’m no trouble mak… Continue reading →